The real 4-year cost of Purdue University-Main Campus in Indiana
Over the 18 years from 2008 to 2026, published tuition and required fees at Purdue University-Main Campus went from $7,750 to $9,992, an average of 0.0% a year. The 2026–27 figure is the school's own announced rate.
2026–27 rate announced: $9,992Base tuition and fees frozen for 2026-27 (14th straight year).source
Frozen tuitionPurdue has held undergraduate tuition flat since 2013, one of the longest freezes in the country.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2030: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $7,750 | – | – |
| 2009 | $8,638 | – | – |
| 2010 | $9,070 | – | – |
| 2011 | $9,478 | – | – |
| 2012 | $9,900 | – | – |
| 2013 | $9,992 | – | – |
| 2014 | $10,002 | – | – |
| 2015 | $10,002 | – | – |
| 2016 | $10,002 | – | – |
| 2017 | $9,992 | – | – |
| 2018 | $9,992 | – | – |
| 2019 | $9,992 | – | – |
| 2020 | $9,992 | – | – |
| 2021 | $9,992 | – | – |
| 2022 | $9,992 | – | – |
| 2023 | $9,992 | – | – |
| 2026 | $9,992 | $9,992 | – |
| 2027 | – | $9,991 | $9,681–$10,301 |
| 2028 | – | $9,990 | $9,380–$10,620 |
| 2029 | – | $9,989 | $9,088–$10,948 |
| 2030 | – | $9,988 | $8,806–$11,286 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $9,992 |
| Year 2 | $9,991 |
| Year 3 | $9,990 |
| Year 4 | $9,989 |
| 4-year total | $39,963 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $0
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $20,529
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $11,650/ yr
- rising 1.7% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $50,232
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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See my 4-year cost at Purdue University-Main Campus4-year schools with similar prices in Indiana
Closest to Purdue University-Main Campus by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Indiana State University$9,992
- Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies$9,900
- Purdue University Global$10,110
- Horizon University$9,840
- University of Southern Indiana$9,621
- Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses$9,576
- Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis$10,449
- Purdue University Fort Wayne$9,532
Use this data
Published figures for Purdue University-Main Campus from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.